PALMAS, Brazil – Guaricema Pataxo's indigenous roots are the cornerstone of her identity. The 53-year-old great-grandmother lives on her Pataxo people's reservation and makes a living by hawking their ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — There seems to be some confusion on what the main language spoken in Brazil is. Brazil is one of four countries in South America where Spanish is not the main language.

Brazil's Constitution has been translated for the first time into the indigenous Nheengatu language. The new version of the 35-year-old document was released Wednesday, Agencia Brasil reported.

PALMAS, Brazil (AP) — Guaricema Pataxo’s indigenous roots are the cornerstone of her identity. The 53-year-old great-grandmother lives on her Pataxo people’s reservation and makes a living by hawking ...

Translation into Nheengatu hailed as a historical moment for the country and its native populations The Brazilian constitution has gained its first ever official translation into an Indigenous ...

A case identified during research by a federal appeal-court judge some 15 years ago illustrates the importance of the debate around linguistic diversity in the country. The sole official language of ...

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan closed out with a deal for rich countries to contribute $300 billion over 10 years to help developing countries fight ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Wiser Educação SA, a chain of Brazilian language schools owned by two local tycoons, aims to double in size over the next three years by buying cash-strapped rivals across Latin ...

For smartphone users deep in the Amazon, sending a text message in the Nheengatu language just got easier - giving their endangered native tongue a better chance of survival in the digital age.

Tens of thousands of Brazilians gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s mega-festival Rock in Rio on Friday, with many staking out spots of artificial grass all day to hear the headliner, Katy Perry. As her ...